Close quits triathlons

By Anonymous

Monday, January 18, 2010

The 62-year-old actress started taking part in mini events in Maine and quickly discovered she doesn't have what it takes to be the athlete she'd like to be.

Organisers allowed her to use a snorkel the first time she competed in the swimming portion of the event, which also included a 12-mile cycle and a three-mile run - but her second attempt was a complete disaster.

The Fatal Attraction star says, "I retired... It was endless laps in a pool... which is nothing to people who do it all the time.

"I could swim but after about five strokes... I realised I have a long way to go.

"I knew I couldn't stop, so I ended up doing it all, basically, backstroke (but) the thing was they'd put me in a lane with somebody else and you can't see where they are when you're backstroking and I found out later... I was zig-zagging around... and the poor girl was trying to figure out where I was.

"It probably cost her minutes in her time... I thought I'd have to write her a little note."